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When Amota Ataneka first learned of the National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship, he didn’t know it was one of the most prestigious awards for emerging scholars in education research. He just knew he needed to apply.
“I heard about it from my supervisor, but I think these are the kind of things that you don't really know the significance of until you've been in the field for maybe 10 or more years,” says Ataneka, a doctoral candidate in the University of Cincinnati School of Education’s Educational Studies PhD program (Quantitative and Mixed Methods Research Methodologies concentration). It was only after he was announced as one of only 35 award recipients nationwide that his supervisor, professor Ben Kelcey, explained the importance of the recognition. “When it was confirmed, he told me that everyone in education knows this one is a little bit too competitive!” Ataneka laughs.
September 3, 2026
Cincinnati is experiencing more days of extreme heat this summer than in previous decades, due in large part to warmer global temperatures. But explanations for these higher temperatures also relate to regional factors, including the city's location in a river valley and large proportion of built environment.
September 3, 2026
WCPO turns to UC College of Engineering and Applied Science Professor Munir Nazzal to discuss how consumer confidence is growing in autonomous vehicles as the driverless taxi service sets its eyes on Cincinnati.
September 1, 2026
WLWT and WCPO highlighted the contributions of University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers that helped lead to the recent FDA approval of daraxonrasib, a new treatment for pancreatic cancer.
September 1, 2026
National media highlighted a new project by UC Classics Assistant Professor Matthijs Wibier to piece together and translate an ancient Roman text from fragments buried in the desert for more than 1,600 years.
August 31, 2026
WCPO highlights a nonprofit dedicated to childhood literacy that has offers co-op positions to UC students.
August 31, 2026
U.S. News and World Report, Yahoo! News, MSN, USA Today and other national media highlight a new study by the University of Cincinnati and Northwestern University that found a correlation between heavy social media use and depression in adults.
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